West Florence High School

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West Florence High School
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Location
Florence, South Carolina, Flag of the United States United States
Information
Principal Pam Quick
Enrollment

~1,700
Type Public Secondary
Grades 9-12
Mascot Knights
Color(s) Green and Gold

         
Established 1970
Homepage http://www.fsd1.org/westflorence/

West Florence High School is a public secondary school serving grades 9 through 12 in Florence, South Carolina. As its name implies, West Florence is located on Florence's West side, near shopping centers and restaurants along David H. McLeod Blvd. The school is also located near the intersection of Interstates 20 and 95. West Florence has an approximate enrollment of 1700+ students. which is one of three high schools under the jurisdiction of Florence County School District One.

[edit] Primary Feeder Schools

West Florence's main feeder schools are Henry L. Sneed Middle School and Moore Intermediate School.

[edit] Extracurricular Activities and Programs

West Florence offers its students many extracurricular activities including Beta Club, Orchestra, National Honor Society, and Model United Nations. In addition to the variety of extracurricular actives, West Florence provides an academic curriculum that includes Advanced Placement level classes in the following subjects: Psychology, English Literature, Statistics, Calculus, U.S. History, Biology, Chemistry,and Music Theory.

West Florence, which competes in South Carolina High School League AAAA, also has an athletic program including sports such as as Football, Basketball, Soccer, Tennis, Golf, Swimming, Cheerleading, Track and Field, Cross Country, Softball, and Baseball.

  • 2007, West Florence boys golf team won the region 6 title
  • 2007, West Florence Tennis team won the Class 4A Championship defeating defending state champion Lexington High School.
  • 2007, West Florence boys cross country team won the region 6 title.
  • 2006, West Florence boys soccer team won the region 6 title.
  • 2006, West Florence cheerleadering team won their 1st region title in 2006.
  • 2003, West Florence Football team won the Class 3A Lower State Championship and Region Title
  • 1997, West Florence Baseball 4A Lower State Champions
  • 1995, West Florence Baseball 4A State Champions
  • 1986, West Florence boys' basketball 4A State Champions
  • 1976, West Florence girls' basketball 4A State Champions

[edit] Performance

West Florence was a Palmetto Gold Award Winner for improved student performance fours years in a row. The school had 108 Life Scholarship Recipients during the 2005-06 school year, 12 Palmetto Fellows and 66% of the Senior Class of 2006 graduated with honors. However, the school's Absolute Rating and Improvement Rating dropped in 2005 to Average and Unsatisfactory. The annual report card for the school can be found here: http://ed.sc.gov/topics/researchandstats/schoolreportcard/2005/high/h2101014.pdf. In 2006, the average composite SAT score for West Florence students taking the test was 978, well below the national average of 1021. Including the new writing scores increases the gap with an average score for West Florence students of 1455 vs. the national average of 1518.